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Mike Johnson: “He [President Trump] is fully within his authority right now…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Published June 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 18:22

Look, I'm not going to engage in hypotheticals, but I've said very clearly, I was sitting next to the President at the White House yesterday when some of these questions were asked. He [President Trump] is fully within his authority right now to do what he is doing. And we have to maintain order. It's the number one job. Think of it, y' all. The number one job of government is to protect the citizenry from foreign threats and domestic threats. (18:22–29:06)

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